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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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