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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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