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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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