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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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