MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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