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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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