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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
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
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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