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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students 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
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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