MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
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
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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