MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
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
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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