MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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