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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC 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
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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