MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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