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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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