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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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