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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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