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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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