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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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