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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
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 many
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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