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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|