MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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