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.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually 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
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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