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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified 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
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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