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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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