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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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