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.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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