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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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