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.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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