MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
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
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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