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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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