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.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors 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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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