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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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