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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online 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
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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