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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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