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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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