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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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