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
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify 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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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