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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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