MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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