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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
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 technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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