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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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