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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
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
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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