MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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