MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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