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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
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 lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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