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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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