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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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