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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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