MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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