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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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