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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure 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
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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