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.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|