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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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