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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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