MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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