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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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