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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|