MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC 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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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