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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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