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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important 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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