MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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