MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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