MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators 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
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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