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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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