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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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