MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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