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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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