MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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