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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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