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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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