MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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