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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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