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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
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
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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