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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
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
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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