MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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