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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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