MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major 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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