MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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