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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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