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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive 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 models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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