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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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