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
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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