MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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