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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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