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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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