MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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