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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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