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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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