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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses 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
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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