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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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