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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
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
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
