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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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