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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
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
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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