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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach 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
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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