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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure 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
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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