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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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