MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC 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
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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