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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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