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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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