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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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