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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach 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
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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