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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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