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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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