MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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