MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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