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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open 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
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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