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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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