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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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