MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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