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.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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