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
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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