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 is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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