MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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 MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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