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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners 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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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