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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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