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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also talks about the
most important 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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