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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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