MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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