MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores 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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