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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|