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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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