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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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