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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
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 lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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