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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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