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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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