MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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