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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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