MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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