MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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