MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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