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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always 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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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