MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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