MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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