MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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