MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach 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
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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