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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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