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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
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 numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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