MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
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
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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