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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
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
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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