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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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