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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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