MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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