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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
make sure 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 different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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