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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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