MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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