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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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