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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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