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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
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
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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