MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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