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
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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