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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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