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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses 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 Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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