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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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