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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
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
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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