MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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