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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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