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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
