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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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