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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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