MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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