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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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 several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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