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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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