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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
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
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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