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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
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
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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