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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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