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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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