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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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