MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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