MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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 lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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