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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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