MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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