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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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