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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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