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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
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
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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