MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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