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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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