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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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