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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
institutions like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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