MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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