MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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