MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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