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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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