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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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