MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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