MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure 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 different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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