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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
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 variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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