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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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