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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
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
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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