MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers 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 different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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