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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
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
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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