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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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