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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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