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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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