MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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