MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners 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
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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