MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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