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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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