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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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