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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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