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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online 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
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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