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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
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
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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