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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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