MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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