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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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