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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally 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
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating 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 articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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