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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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