MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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