MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach 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
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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