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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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