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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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