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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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