MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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