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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
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
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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