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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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