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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify 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 models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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