MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers 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 different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important 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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