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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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