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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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