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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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