MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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