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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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