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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners 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
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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