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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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