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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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