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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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 variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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