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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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