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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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