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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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