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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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