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 is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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