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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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