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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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