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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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