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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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