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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative 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 addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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