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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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