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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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