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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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