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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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