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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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