MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
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
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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