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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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