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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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