MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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