MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching 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
Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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