MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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