MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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