MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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