MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education are enabling
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers 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
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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