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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|