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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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