MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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