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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
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
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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