MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
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 models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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