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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
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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