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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers 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 models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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