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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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