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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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