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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
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 education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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