MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes 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
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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