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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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