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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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