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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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