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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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