MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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