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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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