MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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