MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
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
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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