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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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