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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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