MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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