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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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