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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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