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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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