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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly 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
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|