MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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