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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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