MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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