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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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