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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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