MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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