MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators 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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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