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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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