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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
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 learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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