MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers 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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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