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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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