MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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