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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified 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
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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