MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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