MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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