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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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