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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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