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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open 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
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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