MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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