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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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