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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|