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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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