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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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