MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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