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
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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