MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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