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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance 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
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
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
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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