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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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