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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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