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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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