MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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