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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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