MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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