MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors 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 different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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