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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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