MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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