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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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