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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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