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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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