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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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