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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers 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 models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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