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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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