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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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