MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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