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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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