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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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