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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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