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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
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 models are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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