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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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