MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators 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
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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