MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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