MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure 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 models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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