MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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