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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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