MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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