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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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