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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
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
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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