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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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