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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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