MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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