MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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