MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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