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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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