MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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