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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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