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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach 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
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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