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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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