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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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