MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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