MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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