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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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