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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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