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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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