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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly 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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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