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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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