MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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