MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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 many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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