MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors 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
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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