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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students 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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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