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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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