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.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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