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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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