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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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