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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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