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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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