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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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