MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
instructors 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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