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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
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
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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