MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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