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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online 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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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