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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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