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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
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
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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