MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure 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
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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