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.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify 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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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