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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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