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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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