MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach 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
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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