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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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