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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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