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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 several
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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