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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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