MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
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.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
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
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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