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.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers 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 different business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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