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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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