MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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