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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors 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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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