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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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