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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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