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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
lecturers 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 business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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