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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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