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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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