MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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