MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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