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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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