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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students 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 lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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