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.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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