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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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