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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews 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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