MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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