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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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