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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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