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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|