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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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