MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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