MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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