MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach 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
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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