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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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