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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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