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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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