MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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