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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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