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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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