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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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