MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically 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
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates 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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