MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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