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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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