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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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