MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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