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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
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
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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