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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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