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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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