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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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