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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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