MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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