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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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