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
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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