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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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