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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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