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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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