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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
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
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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