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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily 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 several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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