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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
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
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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