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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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