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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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