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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates 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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