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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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