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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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