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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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