MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
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 many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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