MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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