MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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