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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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