MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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