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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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