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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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