MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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