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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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