MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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 several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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