MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
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 many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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