MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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