MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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