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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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