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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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