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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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