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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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