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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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