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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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