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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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