MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
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 business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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