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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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