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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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