MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
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
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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