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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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