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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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