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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
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
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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