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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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