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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
key 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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