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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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