MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
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
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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