MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors 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 different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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