MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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