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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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