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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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