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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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