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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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