MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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