MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
