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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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