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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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