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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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