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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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