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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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