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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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