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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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