MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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