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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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