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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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