MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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