MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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