MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
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
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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