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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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