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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching 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
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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