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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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