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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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