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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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