MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers 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
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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