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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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