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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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