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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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