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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators 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 different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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