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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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