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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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