MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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