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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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