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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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