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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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