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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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