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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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