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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes 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
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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