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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
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
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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