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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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