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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
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 a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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