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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
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
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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