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 is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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