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 is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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