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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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