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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|